Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-25
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Right Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Randolph, assistant
bishop of Virginia, was in Baltimore yester-
day.
The star. route service from Vale to Hunt,
ington, Fairfax county. has been increased
to three times week.
1t is estimated by Wall street, New
York, banking house that $4,000 trade dol
lars are held in Virginia.
Wednesday night james Porter. colored,
the bridge keeper at Benefits creek, Nor,
folk, walked overheard at the bridge and
wss drowned.
Mrp. Marcie Hopkins, wife of Sydney
Hopkins, well-known young farmer, died
at her home, near Onancock, last night, OF
puerperal fever, aged about 20 years.
The schooner Bayies Wood, bound from
Boston TO Baltimore, struck wreck and
sunk off Fenwick's Island. The officers
and crew were rescued and reached Norfolk
yesterday.
The erection of the new town hall, in
Leesburg, to cost $4,000. will shortly be
commenced, and there is DOW proposition
to build first class hotel to cost S25, GOO.
Shares of 500 each will be issued.
An address of the Stonewall Jackson
Monument Association is published calling
upon the admirers of that great soldier to
aid in erecting monument to his MEM
ory Subscriptions for this purpose will be
at once opened.
Mr.. A. j. Ford intends 10 build a new
hotel in Richmond, on the corner of Ninth
and Grace streets, to cost $3.50, 600. The
style of architecture is to be similar to the
Windsor HOTEL New York Mr. Ford, it is
said, also thinks of building new theatre.
In two weeks the one hundred and third
annual session Of the Baltimore Conference,
Methodist Church South, will convene in
Leesburg. TIE town will be taxed to her
utmost to entertain so large body, but the
citizens, without respect to denomination,
have extended to the committee invitations
to send them guests.
Judge Holiday of theRi:hmond Chancery
Court, has entered decree directing COM
mssicners appointed for the purpose, to
sell the large Touring and other mills of the
Galego Manufacturing Co. This property
was placed in the hands of receiver upon
application of the creditors Of the company
| about year ago.
Linwood Sturgis, lad about 16 years of
age, shot Levi Smith on Wednesday, while
careessly handling II pistol in the store of
| w. Y. lIuSLNliAc' 10 cbii
entered just hack ofthe neck, passing down.
ward and forward near the base OF the ear
The wound, though serious, is not consid-
cred fatal, the ball having been extracted r
short time after the accident
A coored woman who lives near the base
OF the Massanutton mountain, five or six
miles west of Luray, met with a singular
and perhaps fatal accident few days ago
Ia descending hill she stumbled and fell
forward on several limbs of trees, the sharp
edges of which, striking her in the face,
completely severed her, nose from her face,
as we'll as Featuring her forehead. Her in
juries IRE very serious, aud her recovery is
doubtful.
Railroad Commissioner Moaatt has re-
quested Attorney. General Ayers to institute
suit against the Atlantic and Danville Rail-
road Co. Some tue ago the commissioner
secured an Injunction restraining that road
from discriminating against the steamer
Carrie, running between Petersburg and
Claremont, on the James river. The object
Of the present suit is to make tho company
responsible for the alleged violation of law.
Prior to granting the injunction the owners
of the steamer claim that the company re-
quired them to prepay freight, charged I'M
just wharfage, and refused TO furnish tariff
sheet